| Edward Rennie’s paintings start as a response to ‘place’ or immediate urban/industrial landscape. Source material (photography, drawing, collage) is used to construct imagery and paintings usually retain elements of figuration such as references to architecture or typography.
Paint is applied in flat areas of colour, most of which is removed, concealed or re-worked. The surface becomes more complex as work proceeds. Some areas are painted out completely - build up of paint or changes in surface bare witness to problem solving. |